1897–98 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
In 1897 men's basketball is introduced at Michigan State Normal School. The inaugural team went 1–1 in games against Detroit. Both games ended in shutouts. 1897–98 was the first season of basketball at the school, which would become Eastern Michigan University Eagles men's basketball team. L.P. Whitcomb was elected the basketball manager at the same meeting that basketball became an official school sport.[1]
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1898 Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Team
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1898 Michigan State Normal College Gymnasium
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L.P. Whitcomb Michigan State Normal College Men's Basketball Manager 1898
1897–98 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 1–1 |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Gymnasium |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
March 4, 1898* |
Detroit | L 0-2 | 0-1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
March 15, 1898* |
Detroit | W 4-0 | 1–1 |
Gymnasium Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- . Detroit Free Press. March 6, 1898. p. 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/119031199/?terms=basketball&match=1. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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(help) - "Eastern Michigan Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- The Aurora: Senior Class Annual (V ed.). Ypsilanti: Press of the Commercial. 1898.
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